Roger Clinton Pleads Guilty
T O R R A N C E, Calif., Aug. 7 -- Roger Clinton, half brother of formerPresident Clinton, pleaded guilty today to a misdemeanor recklessdriving charge.
In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped drunken drivingand disturbing the peace charges that could have led to a year injail. He was placed on 24 months' probation and ordered to stay atleast 100 yards away from a bar where he had been drinking. He alsomust pay about $1,400 in fines.
Clinton, 44, was arrested early Feb. 21 when police pulled overhis vehicle after he left the bar in Hermosa Beach, south of LosAngeles.
He allegedly had challenged the club's doorman to a fight, thendrove away. Police observed him fail to signal a turn, roll throughtwo stop signs and straddle the center line.
Victim of ‘Political Profiling?’
In three separate blood tests, Clinton's blood-alcohol level was.10 percent, .08 percent and .09 percent. The legal limit inCalifornia is 0.08 percent. Police said Clinton also flunked afield sobriety test.
Clinton, who wasn't in court today, has said he had only twobeers and wasn't intoxicated.
Clinton attorney Mark Geragos said Clinton was targeted in whathe called a case of "political profiling." Police denied knowingClinton was behind the wheel.
Clinton's February arrest came less than a month after PresidentClinton pardoned him for a 1985 drug offense.
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